Have you ever noticed that the things you look forward to most do not provide the happiness that you were hoping for? For example that expensive meal at the trendiest restaurant turns out to be just average or that coveted Caribbean vacation turns out to be not quite as good as the photos or gastroenteritis ensues?
This is because we are looking for happiness in all the wrong places. It turns out that if we look for happiness from external sources we will surely be disappointed because the pleasure either doesn’t last long enough or it doesn’t turn out the way we want or expect. The only way that we can find true and lasting happiness is to look for it from within.
There is a real and lasting happiness (not just momentary pleasurable feelings) that comes with accepting the way things are with mental noting in this very moment no matter the circumstances. It can be realized by anyone, here and now, in any given moment.
However, this takes training. That is why I would like to encourage you to participate in one of our upcoming retreats so that you may learn how to find happiness in this very moment.